May 2010
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March 2010
1 post
The Human Flag →
January 2010
2 posts
Two new Fantasy Audiobooks from fellow Podcasters! →
I am very happy to see two new fantasy audiobooks releasing soon!
The first one I heard about is Nathan Lowell’s Ravenwood. The URL for his website is http://www.lammaswood.com/
Here’s a blurb…
Two new Fantasy Audio Books coming! WOOT! →
I am very happy to see two new fantasy audiobooks releasing soon!
The first one I heard about is Nathan Lowell’s Ravenwood. The URL for his website is http://www.lammaswood.com/
Here’s a blurb…
December 2009
1 post
Happy Birthday to my youngest child, Genevieve →
She’s a child no more. 18! Adult in the eyes of the law! Amazing!
Well, I am very happy to know she’s alive and hope that she’s having a Happy Return Upon the Day.
She is the youngest of my…
November 2009
1 post
Happy birthday, Cynthia! →
My darling love, Cynthia Armistead, has her birthday today. Happy birthday sweetness!
September 2009
1 post
At Dragon*Con! →
Here’s a little video I just made this morning!
Sam at Dragon*Con 2009 from Sam Chupp on Vimeo.
August 2009
3 posts
Here let me get that for you… →
I can define this alert for you, MARTA.
MARTA was supposed to be free. Back when it was first created, the idea was that you should be able to waltz on to the train / bus combo and waltz…
Will be Sexy for Food
Sam: There's biscuits in our future, woman.
Cyn: Really?
Sam: Yep, it's horribly irresponsible but....
Cyn: You're so sexy.
Sam: Biscuits make me sexy?
Leon Dale Photographer calls out the Goblins →
I just got an awesome boost from Leon Dale Photographer. He hired local writer Janean Brown to do an interview and an article for him, and did all the photography for the article himself….
July 2009
6 posts
10 Things I’d like my friends to do for me. →
1.) Google their own name.
You may be surprised that your phone number and name are out there in Google. You may realize that the first link for your name is a website that shows you…
Is Twitter for old farts? →
I suspect that Twitter is more for old farts than anyone else.
I recently had the opportunity to meet about 80 newly minted college grads. These folks were close to the top of their…
This is not a healthy cow…. →
Every time I see this logo, I get a shudder. Cows are not supposed to be this skinny, so a skinny cow is a sick cow.
What’s next? The Scabrous Pig?
It just drives me crazy.
June 2009
4 posts
Yet Another Coffee Post: Additives! →
A meditation on coffee fixings:
I’ve visited a lot of coffee shops in Atlanta. Not every one of them. Not yet. But I have done it as much I could on my budget and with the time allotted to…
A beautiful, delicious Method: Method Coffee →
Method Coffee. What can I say about this place that has not been said? Well, one thing I know is this: the place is clean. The place exudes this simplicity, this cleanliness that makes one…
Bing…what is it good for? →
Doing an ego search on Bing.com, I am finding the top five results amusing. Wikipedia, my home page, fireheart foundry, Heart of the Hunter, all OK. But onelook.com ? WTF? And that just…
Modified RE: Your Brains. Awesome. →
This here’s a rework of RE: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton. Check out Jonathan’s wonderful music here.
I think Mur should use this for her Zombie Takeover podcast, only I…
May 2009
3 posts
It’s Working, Y’all →
In case you were wondering whether all this booty-shakin’ in the podcastosphere on behalf of our favorite podiobooks.com authors is working, certainly Amazon has figured it out! Woot!
I love Wolfram Alpha…. →
http://bit.ly/O9rgE
Happy First of May! →
Happy First of May, everybody. While not an astronomically appropriate holiday, May 1st is one of my favorite Pagan holidays, Beltane. Beltane isn’t the most spiritually fulfilling of holidays, but…
April 2009
5 posts
Anyone play NERO Atlanta? →
Hi there, friends list and all the ships at sea. Is there anyone reading me who knows a thing or two about NERO Atlanta? Not NERO in general, but the chapter here in Atlanta. I’d love to know one of…
Who are our fathers and mothers? →
This is something that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. In fact, I’ve done a lot of thinking about this over the course of my life. As an adopted person, I frequently wonder about who my…
Food Dreams and Nightmares →
One of my dreams has always been to open a restaurant. The idea of being open for business, of creating wonderful experiences for people, of making a whole lot of people happy with food, this really…
Bad MARTA, good Fantasy Beverages →
I’ve not made it a secret that I live near the Kensington MARTA station, and I travel through there on a fairly irregular basis.
Lately, they have been undergoing a thoroughly mystifying…
Joe Day →
I never met Joe Murphy in person, but I did hear his voice on various podcasts. He was a cool guy, and he died this day in 2007 of cancer.
I post this in memory of him and offer these links for…
March 2009
5 posts
Ada Lovelace Day! →
Check out http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay for more information about this post and about this wonderful day!
I want to write, today, about my co-worker Olga. She came to America from the…
New Square One Podcast! http://ping.fm/ELygW
What makes for a valid community? →
(Note for my boss & other interested parties: This was written over the course of many days, just pulling the trigger on it now)
I have recently begun playing City of Heroes again after…
The Saddest Bear Evah! →
This is a very cute little illustrated text. I rather like the sentiment.
Welcome! →
You’ve reached my main blog and casual podcast page!
Those of you who are used to the old samchupp.com will probably come here wondering “What the heck?”
For those of you who want the same ol,…
February 2009
10 posts
eSet is not fair! →
I’ve been using eSet’s “Smart Security” for nearly a year now and I really like it. It protects my family’s PCs from virii and malware and other nastiness, doesn’t seem to slow us down any, and…
Help name the new ISS module! Name it Serenity! →
From here - please vote for the name “Serenity”!
Contemplation… →
This week has left me feeling contemplative. Nothing specific doing it, just taking a moment. You know, writing is frickin’ hard. I’ve been sitting and staring at a cursor a lot on the train.…
Awesome Corsets - Federation Sex Officer! →
This woman’s Etsy shop includes a corset which clearly must be the uniform of the Federation Sex Officer Corps. Awesome! (I wonder what the male version would be…or is it the male version too? :) )
Kittens based on Kittens! →
For technomom and chatombre to adore… VERY KYOOT.
Cool science fiction rpg. It’s free. Misspent Youth!
http://ping.fm/RIjE8
Free awesome RPG! →
I interviewed Rob Bohl on Episode 45 of The Bear’s Grove and he’s now releasing the game we discussed, Misspent Youth, as a free roleplaying PDF!
So, I would encourage all of you of a roleplaying…
Free Awesome RPG! →
Misspent Youth! Here’s a really cool RPG, for free. Check it out!
Smackdown. →
Tell me about community. Go ahead. Tell me.
AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image →
I wonder if my friend Cmdln will be talking about this on the command line podcast….
January 2009
8 posts
is really looking forward to the weekend….
The Red Baron of Failure and “Consider the uses of... →
I used to do Rune readings using Ralph Blum’s system of runes.*
One of the reading elements that used to come up a great deal for me was a rune that meant “Consider the uses of adversity.”…
Actually kind of glad it’s not so cold today.
Huzzah! →
I’m quite happy that the man I voted for got elected, and now, today, he’s going to take office. As much as I don’t believe he’s a miracle worker, I think he is the best choice for the job today,…
Update - Heart of the Hunter is complete! →
The novel “Heart of the Hunter” is complete. Next steps involve cleaning up the audio and re-releasing it on Podiobooks.com for that audience, if they’ll have me.
Also, I will be working on editing…
Non Sequitur: Sixteen Things →
I have been tagged by Mr. Kris Johnson of http://kjtoo.com to write sixteen random tidbits about myself. So here we go.
1.) I was in an adult production of “Godspell” on a military base in…
Obamicon Me! →
Get yours here.